Best Abstract Steam Deck Games
Steam currently has 2,668 Abstract games, but not all of them can be played on the Steam Deck. Explore our list with the best picks ranked by Player Score. Our Player Score rankings are calculated directly from reviews left on the Steam store and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Abstract game rankings were last updated on 12/2/2024.
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1. 东北之夏
DongBeiZhiXia (a summer in the northeast of China)is a free visual novel, which tells the story that the protagonist followed parents' wishes to make one's living in Shenyang, met two online anchors Huniu and Daojiang by chance, and experience affairs one after another with Shamate.
东北之夏 holds the #1 spot for "best Abstract Steam Deck game" with a Player Score of 95. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 11,963 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 11,688 positive reviews and 275 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
2. Hylics
Hylics is a recreational program with light JRPG elements.
Hylics has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Abstract Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 5,421 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,319 positive reviews and 102 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $0.98 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $0.98 |
| Release Date | 10/2/2015 |
| Developer | Mason Lindroth |
| Publisher | Mason Lindroth |
| Steam App Id | 397740 |
3. REFLEXIA Prototype ver.
REFLEXIA's story starts out as a parody of its genre and ends as a psychological drama.
REFLEXIA Prototype ver. has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Abstract Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,267 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,083 positive reviews and 184 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Release Date | 8/31/2022 |
| Developer | mahoumaiden |
| Publisher | Nikita Kryukov |
| Steam App Id | 1997680 |
4. I commissioned some bees 0
Play for free! I paid artists to hide bees in 10 pieces of artwork. Can you find them all? Warning: Relaxing.
I commissioned some bees 0 has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Abstract Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,283 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,156 positive reviews and 127 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Release Date | 1/12/2023 |
| Developer | Follow The Fun |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 2250060 |
5. I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1
A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!
I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1 has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Abstract Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,593 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,561 positive reviews and 32 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Release Date | 11/11/2021 |
| Developers | |
| Publisher | Ska Studios |
| Steam App Id | 1800730 |
6. LYNE
Deceptively simple. Infinitely complex. LYNE is a minimalist puzzle game that will knot your brain as it calms your soul. Connect the shapes. Fill the board. Lose yourself in the interflowing paths of LYNE.
LYNE has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Abstract Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 8,152 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 7,801 positive reviews and 351 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $1.19 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $1.19 |
| Release Date | 3/17/2014 |
| Franchise | Thomas Bowker |
| Developer | Thomas Bowker |
| Publisher | Thomas Bowker |
| Steam App Id | 266010 |
7. Manifold Garden
Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.
Manifold Garden has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Abstract Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,563 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,266 positive reviews and 297 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $6.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $6.99 |
| Release Date | 10/20/2020 |
| Developer | William Chyr Studio |
| Publisher | William Chyr Studio |
| Steam App Id | 473950 |
8. Great God Grove
THE WORLD IS ENDING AND THE GODS ARE SQUABBLING! Suck up and launch dialogue in a world of puzzles, puppets, and weird gods… or THE RIFT WILL CONSUME US ALL!
Great God Grove has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Abstract Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 507 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 505 positive reviews and 2 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $19.99 |
| Release Date | 11/15/2024 |
| Franchise | Fellow Traveller |
| Developer | LimboLane |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 2840190 |
9. Tetris® Effect: Connected
Tetris® Effect: Connected adds an all-new robust multiplayer expansion to the huge variety of addictive and innovative single-player modes that Tetris Effect is known for, with all-new co-op and competitive online and local multiplayer modes!
Tetris® Effect: Connected has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Abstract Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 7,390 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 7,026 positive reviews and 364 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $39.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $39.99 |
| Release Date | 8/17/2021 |
| Franchise | Enhance Experience |
| Developers | |
| Publisher | Enhance |
| Steam App Id | 1003590 |
10. Tree Simulator 2022
It's exactly what it sounds like, but now with 100% more multiplayer. You are the tree and so is everyone else! You are equaled by no other, except maybe the forest... Relax and be the best tree you can be.
Tree Simulator 2022 has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Abstract Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,217 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,184 positive reviews and 33 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $5.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $5.99 |
| Release Date | 4/16/2021 |
| Franchise | Revmatek Games |
| Developer | Revmatek |
| Publisher | Revmatek |
| Steam App Id | 1591290 |
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| Image | Name | Actions | ||||
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| 5 | 1/9/2023 | 95 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 40 | 10/2/2015 | 95 | $0.98 | Steam Charts | |
| 12 | 8/31/2022 | 94 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 3 | 1/12/2023 | 93 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 1 | 11/11/2021 | 93 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 5 | 3/17/2014 | 93 | $1.19 | Steam Charts | |
| 22 | 10/20/2020 | 92 | $6.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 18 | 11/15/2024 | 92 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 138 | 8/17/2021 | 92 | $39.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 16 | 4/16/2021 | 92 | $5.99 | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 2). 东北之夏 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 2). Hylics on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, November 10). REFLEXIA Prototype ver. on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, October 23). I commissioned some bees 0 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 1). I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, November 27). LYNE on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, November 25). Manifold Garden on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 3). Great God Grove on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, November 14). Tetris® Effect: Connected on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, October 25). Tree Simulator 2022 on Steam. Steam Store.